Cookies, pastries, cheesecake, and ice cream!

"There's Sweet Lady Jane Bakery up ahead," Leah suggested looking at Google Maps on her phone.

The other women all nodded with excitement.

"Oh, there's a cannabis store right next door!" Allison added, pointing to the Cookies sign.

"No," Hane shook her head. "You're working for JPL, remember?"

"It's going to be a long and boring two years," Allison muttered, walking into the bakery as Jonathan held the door open for the women.

"I'll treat you to an ice cream," he offered. "Sweet Jesus x Cookies is a non-cannabis ice cream and bakery shop next door to the dispensary."

The women salivated at the hand-made cheesecakes, dark chocolate chip cookies, brownies, macaroons, pies, and jars of berrymisu and banana pudding on display.

"I think I gained ten pounds just looking at all this!" Kaylee exclaimed, staring at the triple berry cheesecake.

"I don't know what to get!" Leah fretted. "They all look so yummy!"

"Auntie Iris will decide for you then!" Iris announced and ordered twelve treat boxes, which contained an assortment of lemon bars, brownies, oatmeal date bars, and chocolate chip cookies, two cheesecakes, and a dozen jars of a mix of banana pudding and berrymisu.

"Oh, auntie, you can't!" Cindy protested as Iris handed the clerk her credit card. "You already spent a lot on our dresses!"

"You will be eating grasshoppers for two years! This is the least I can do!" Iris waved her away. "Besides, I can't spend all of my late husband's life insurance by myself!"

"Dor jeh, auntie!" the girls cheered at the generous sweet gifts from Iris.

Iris smiled at them and then at her son.

"Thanks, Mom," he said, cutting her off before she could say something embarrassing like about one of his crewmates as a possible wife.

"Can you carry all that?" Hane asked, worriedly looking at the big bag of pastries and cheesecakes Jonathan was holding along with the clothes.

"Do I have a choice?" he chuckled. "It's okay, my rucksacks were heavier and bulkier than dresses and cheesecakes!"

"Thank you for being a gentleman," she smiled. "Maybe we should call Bruce to pick us up?"

"No, my mom still wants a bigger credit card bill," he smirked, holding the door open for the women.

"Where are we going next?" Zoe asked.

"Ice cream for a nice hot summer day!" Jonathan announced. "My treat this time!"

The women cheered as he held the door to Sweet Jesus open for his mother.

"You're so sweet!" Cindy smiled at him but before she walked in she gave him a surprise peck on the cheek much to the delight of Iris.

Not to be outdone the triplets kissed him as well.

Hane and Lauren looked at each other and shrugged and followed suit, each giving a kiss on either side of Jonathan's cheeks.

"It's okay, you don't have to kiss me," Jonathan told the rest of the girls.

"Hey why not? A kiss on the cheek for free ice cream?" Kaylee grinned and tippy-toed to give Jonathan a peck.

Natalie, Leah, and Zoe giggled and did the same.

"I wonder much does a kiss on the lips get me?" Allison wondered and planted her thick lips on his mouth. She giggled when he stood there not knowing how to react to a crewmate kissing him.

It's going to be a long two years, Jonathan thought while he walked into the ice cream parlor.